Nafanua was a historical ali'i (chief/queen) and toa (warrior) of Samoa from the Sā Tonumaipe'ā clan, who took four pāpā (district) titles, the leading ali'i titles of Samoa.[1] After her death she became a goddess in Polynesian religion.
There are historical and mythological traditions about Nafanua's family and life. She reportedly played a crucial role in the civil wars between the districts of eastern and western Savai’i.
Example of Tiputa (Shirt), similar to the one worn by Nafanua during the wars
^Tuimalealiifano, Morgan (2006). O Tama a ʻāiga:The Politics of Succession to Sāmoa's Paramount Titles. Suva: University of the South Pacific. ISBN 9789820203778.
Nafanua was a historical ali'i (chief/queen) and toa (warrior) of Samoa from the Sā Tonumaipe'ā clan, who took four pāpā (district) titles, the leading...
of Nafanua. Nafanua's father, Saveasi'uleo, was the god of Pulotu. Another well-known legend tells of two sisters, Tilafaiga, the mother of Nafanua, and...
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these titles were willed to her by their previous possessor, Nafanua (Tonumaipe'a Nāfanua). She is the titular ancestor of two of the four paramount titles...
Boat Program. Nafanua II was delivered on August 16, 2019, replacing the original Nafanua, delivered in March 1988. The original Nafanua underwent a $T5...
tama-a-aiga: Malietoa, Tupua Tamasese, Mata'afa, and Tuimalealiifano. Nafanua was a famous woman warrior who was deified in ancient Samoan religion and...
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other figures in Polynesian mythology such as Hina, Tinilau, Tagaloa and Nafanua. Sina is also the name of various female figures in Polynesian mythology...
referred to as the Matriarchs of the Samoan tatau. Tilafaiga is the mother of Nafanua, the famous Samoan Warrior Princess, whose father was Saveasi'uleo the...
deep-sea eels living amongst hydrothermal vents in the new volcano of Nafanua in American Samoa. It is unique because most hydrothermal vents are predominantly...
traditions of Samoa, known as the fa'asamoa, originated with the warrior queen Nafanua. Her rule instituted the fa'amatai: decentralized family, village, and...
an active underwater volcanic cone, named after Samoa's goddess of war, Nafanua. The Samoan climate is tropical, with a rainy season from November to April...
Pulotu is Saveasi'uleo, the father of Nafanua, a goddess of war from Falealupo. Another legend tells that Nafanua's mother is Tilafaiga, who brought the...
Environmental Prize for the conservation efforts described in his book, Nafanua: Saving the Samoan Rainforest (New York: W.H. Freeman), which has been...
Samoa aboard the police patrol boat Nafanua. The inquiry found police commissioner Papalii Lorenese Neru and the Nafanua's captain in breach of duty and recommended...
similarity to the Tongan god Havea Hikuleʻo. Saveasi'uleo is the father of Nafanua the Goddess of War in Samoa, from the village of Falealupo, the site of...
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